Normal sock material --> fairly dense mesh --> fairly sparse mesh, all within a couple of centimetres (about one inch).-- Texticle, Jul 17 2008 No Tan Lines http://www.no-tan-lines.com/"The fabric is specifically designed to let you tan underneath your bathing suit, resulting in an even suntan with no visible tan lines." [Klaatu, Jul 18 2008] No Tan Lines http://www.tanthrough.com/cj/index.htm"You'll get a tan about as fast as you would with an SPF#6 sunscreen, and you'll never have to risk unprotected exposure to the sun." [Klaatu, Jul 18 2008] You might start something in the swimsuit world.-- normzone, Jul 17 2008 Most useful +-- xenzag, Jul 17 2008 + hey, why not. (even though I don't wear socks with my bathing suit!)-- xandram, Jul 18 2008 I just returned from an image search for the word "tanlines". Nothing I can link to here, but it certainly was fun.
A search for "no tan lines" led to a sideless spring-loaded bikini.-- normzone, Jul 18 2008 //A search for "no tan lines" led to a sideless spring-loaded bikini.//
I had an idea for just exactly that years and years ago.-- Noexit, Jul 21 2008 Those of us who golf in shorts greatly appreciate this.-- shapu, Jul 21 2008 Those of us who lurk in the undergrowth in dirty macs appreciate this, but not quite so much as the golfers do.-- 8th of 7, Jul 21 2008 I always thought this was how underwear that avoids the VPL worked. Is that wrong too? I dunno, that and JPEGs...-- nineteenthly, Jul 22 2008 random, halfbakery